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An Asian-American woman with little interest in tradition, Kim (Bai Ling) has a fling with Daniel (Will Yun Lee), a younger man. When she discovers that she's pregnant, Kim marries Daniel out of obligation. Unwilling to be a wife or a mother, Kim leaves her infant to be raised by her own mom (Kiều Chinh). Kim's daughter, Genie (Kristy Wu), grows up to be defiant like her estranged mother, even dating black rap artist Michael (Treach), causing more tension in the fractured family.

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Face takes a well-meaning look at the immigrant experience whose affecting performances are often enough to outweigh its frustrating pacing and storytelling issues.

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly 03/13/2021
B
Ling, delicate and haunted, and Wu, a real spitfire, make their reconciliation sting as much as it soothes. Go to Full Review Dana Stevens New York Times 03/13/2021
A meditation on the conflict between family loyalties and personal ambition, Face is the kind of independent film that can feel slight on a first viewing. But like its original soundtrack... it is likely to remain in your head long afterward. Go to Full Review Russell Scott Smith New York Post 03/13/2021
2.5/4
It's a tale worth telling again -- especially if you feel the material as strongly as recent Columbia film-school grad Bertha Bay-Sa Pan seems to. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Bertha Bay-Sa-Pan

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Bai Ling

Kim

Kristy Wu

Genie

Kiều Chinh

Mrs. Liu

Treach

Michael

Will Yun Lee

Daniel

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Synopsis An Asian-American woman with little interest in tradition, Kim (Bai Ling) has a fling with Daniel (Will Yun Lee), a younger man. When she discovers that she's pregnant, Kim marries Daniel out of obligation. Unwilling to be a wife or a mother, Kim leaves her infant to be raised by her own mom (Kiều Chinh). Kim's daughter, Genie (Kristy Wu), grows up to be defiant like her estranged mother, even dating black rap artist Michael (Treach), causing more tension in the fractured family.
Director
Bertha Bay-Sa-Pan
Producer
Alexa L. Fogel, Joseph Infantolino, Bertha Bay-Sa-Pan
Screenwriter
Oren Moverman, Bertha Bay-Sa-Pan
Distributor
Indican Releasing
Production Co
Beech Hill Films, Taewon Entertainment
Rating
R (Brief Nudity|Some Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 4, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$106.9K
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1), 35mm
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